Remove Magazine Remove Manufacturing Remove Pharmaceuticals
article thumbnail

The American Journal of Psychiatry’s Answer to MIA: A Silence that Speaks Volumes

Mad in America

Newspapers and magazine headlines during the 1980s told of a “revolution” under way in psychiatry. Magazines put the pill on its cover, and media told of patients who had suffered from depression for years suddenly coming alive. All of this paid off. Researchers were now discovering the biological causes of major psychiatric diseases.

article thumbnail

Medication Overload, Part II: The Explosion of Drugs for Kids

Mad in America

Joseph Aspirin for Children was aggressively marketed to parents, relying heavily on newspaper and magazine ads. With the explosion of more and more drugs in cabinets across the country, more and more children are dying—but still, pharmaceutical companies push their products, leading to yet more drugs and yet more deaths.